In 2026, during an election campaign Modi was seen enjoying this street snack. PM Modi shared a post on his official X platform, which featured his encounter with a Jhalmuri seller in West Bengal. The post read, “In between four rallies across West Bengal on a packed Sunday, had some delicious Jhalmuri in Jhargram.” Jhalmuri is a popular snack from India (popular in Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand) and is prepared by simply tossing the selected ingredients together. The key ingredient of this street snack is muri or puffed rice, which is mixed in a deep bowl along with roasted peanuts, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, sliced onions, and various spices such as chaat masala and cumin powder. It offers a unique kick to the palate, which comes from raw mustard oil, which is added to mix the spices well with puffed rice.